Holštejn

Holštejn
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Holštejn
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Holštejn is located in Czech Republic
Holštejn
Holštejn
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′23″N 16°46′40″E / 49.40639°N 16.77778°E / 49.40639; 16.77778
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
160
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 13
Websitewww.holstejn.eu

Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, in the historical region of Moravia. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Holštejn lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Blansko, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Brno, and 178 kilometres (111 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Market town. Existence of the castle was last mentioned in 1511. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869239—    
1880238−0.4%
1890253+6.3%
1900248−2.0%
1910260+4.8%
1921240−7.7%
1930211−12.1%
1950220+4.3%
1961223+1.4%
1970226+1.3%
1980209−7.5%
1991161−23.0%
2001147−8.7%
2011153+4.1%
2021153+0.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce Holštejn" (in Czech). Obec Holštejn. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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